How do you open these CAD files? I assume these were done on Inventor. Is there anyway to open them on Mac?
I would very much like to see 5225A’s TB robot. I’m intrigued by their rollers which can change position. Also 10Q’s sky rise robot
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imo there should be a pulley system that locks the sliding part when the tray is deployed and disengages the lock when the tray is down. This essentially allows you to have a shorter tray while having the same capacity which is advantageous for easier field navigation.
This is an excellent idea, I will definitely be checking in w/ that google folder occasionally, but I do have one question. How do you plan on getting an exact piece-for-piece cad of these bots? It is unlikely that they will all have other cad files or in-detail videos.
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0_0 I’m totally geeking out just looking at that collection. My club always ends up needing to dismantle our bot for parts. (not that we ever have anything worth saving)
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You have Fred VII and QCC2???
Oh my gosh that’s awesome 
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Most reveals show enough to fully clone the robots. If I ever get stuck though I will just ask around or do my best to guess on what it actually is.
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929u’s turning point bot, duhhh
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Just wanted to make an update, the 169A turning point CAD is almost done. It proved to be more difficult then i originally assumed. Here is a Pic from inside the Cad software of how far iv’e gotten.
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dang, that’s really good so far, how much time have you spend on making that?
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I made a CAD of their hood mech a few weeks ago and that took me 1-2 hours, the rest of the robot has taken me about 4-5 hours so far including trying to figure out how things work from their reveal. I also messed up and had the flywheel towers an inch too high and didn’t realize until i was almost finished all the ratchets which slowed me down a lot lol.
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Ur gonna be so fast at CAD after this…
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Nice, I feel like it would be cool if u could do USC TP but I understand if you don’t want to because they aren’t well known and their bot was quite complex, all custom pieces
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how do you do chain in CAD?
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Another Update, Just finished some renders of the 169A Turning point CAD. Files will be released soon, enjoy.
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Didn’t even realize they used the rubber wheels in front… but guess that’s why this thread exists. This is awesome @Zach_929U!
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Holy… that’s some slick CAD. Beautiful work! Its stunning!
Too bad my computer goes nuclear whenever I use CAD
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